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August 27, 2025

WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner held a press conference to announce his bill, the Don’t Stand for Taking Employed American’s Livings (Don’t STEAL) Act, that would make wage theft a felony nationwide. Rep. Magaziner was joined by labor leaders who described the human toll of wage theft in Rhode Island.


August 26, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), co-leads of the Congressional Labor Caucus Building Trades Task Force along with Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), sent a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to prioritize proven, high-quality Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Administration’s up


August 20, 2025

“We have lost a true Rhode Island original. Judge Frank Caprio was devoted to public service and became renowned across the world for his sense of compassion and fairness,” said Representative Seth Magaziner. “Today we grieve with the Caprio family and celebrate the life of a remarkable man.”


August 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the bipartisan National Guard and Reserve Student Loan Fairness Act to ensure National Guard and Reserve members can count their full service toward student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.


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August 6, 2025

JOHNSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) hosted a town hall yesterday evening in Johnston to answer questions from Rhode Islanders and provide updates on their work in Washington.


August 6, 2025

WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to the announcement of a tender from the U.S. State Department for Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic (RUTF) food aid that is produced by Edesia Nutrition, and the coming shipment of already produced food that has been sitting in Edesia’s warehouse for months since the dismantling of USAID. 


August 4, 2025

PROVIDENCE,  RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of his Protected Time Off (PTO) Act, legislation to guarantee all full-time workers in the United States access to paid days off from work. 


August 1, 2025

“The July jobs report makes clear that the economy is slowing and working people are paying the price for President Trump’s tariffs.

Instead of firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics director responsible for reporting the data, President Trump should cancel the tariffs that are costing jobs and raising prices.”


August 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MD-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, issued the below statement following last night’s Senate confirmation of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC): 


August 1, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), are calling on the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants for AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions programs in Rhode Island.